Inscription on reverse reads: “Mrs Parton Mrs Clark – Lett.”

Mrs Parton (Mayoress of Levin) Mrs Lett and an unidentified woman sitting in chairs at a inside function . The unidentified woman is wearing a full length coat, and a small hat. She wears glasses, and a scarf at her throat. She is clutching a small handbag. Mrs Parton is in the centre of the photograph, and is wearing a fur coat over a light coloured dress. She is wearing a hat with a turned back brim and a small feather. Mrs Lett is at the right of the photograph, and is wearing a black jacket over a dark coluored dress, and a black hat with a flower on one side. Mrs Lett’s jewellery includes pearl drop earings, a single strand of pearls at her throat, a heavy bracelet on her left wrist, a large diamond and precious stone ring on her left ring finger, and a pearl ring on her right ring finger.

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Three women including Mrs Lett, with the Mayor of Levin (1950 – 1953). All three women are wearing formal clothing including hats, and the woman to the far left (possibly Mrs Parton), and Mrs Lett have floral sprays. The photograph appears to have been taken in the Borough Council Chambers.

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